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TIL Christmas was illegal in Massachusetts between 1659 and 1681

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XJQD TIL in 2006, a group of high school students were given an assignment to write to their favorite authors asking them to visit their school. Kurt Vonnegut was the only author to respond.
X0gMP TIL that prior to 1966, Indian Rupee was the currency for the Gulf Countries of UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait.
WkwQ9 TIL Henry VI may have had a "sex coach", evidence suggests Henry and his wife, Margaret of Anjou, were occasionally joined by “trusted attendants” in the bedroom.
LQyxP TIL that Uruguay was part of Brazil and became independent in 1825
b6jXQ TIL: Ancient Europeans Worshipped Wood and Stonehenges